The Question of Alcohol & Church Membership

It is quite impossible to make a clear case for saying that drinking wine is always sin!

Author is Craig Muri pastor here

Attached a helpful study guide

Re the “abstain” clause, he concludes:


• The line in question is the only absolute statement in our covenant.

• The line in question is both recent and provincial.

• The line in question is inconsistent with our historic Baptist Distinctives.

• The line in question divides rather than unites.

• The line in question is a result of social concerns not exegetical conclusions.

• The line in question may be more dangerous than the action it prohibits.

• The line in question would be more appropriate as a household guideline.